 As they proceeded, the indications of approaching land seemed to be more certain, and excited hope in proportion. The birds began to appear in flocks, making towards the south-west. Columbus, in imitation of the Portuguese navigators, who had been guided...  The History of America - Page 124by William Robertson - 1817 - 383 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Winterbotham - History - 1795 - 626 pages
...been guided, in feveral of their difcoveries, by the motion of birds, altered his courfe from due weft towards that quarter whither they pointed their flight. But, after holding on for feveral days in this new direction, without any better fuccefs than formerly, having feen no objeft,... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 644 pages
...been guided, in feveral of their diicoveries, by the motion of birds, altered hii courfc from due weft towards that quarter whither they pointed their flight. But, after holding on for icver.il days in this new direction, without any better lucccu than formerly, having leen no object,... | |
 | James Hardie - Biography - 1801 - 526 pages
...flecks, making towards the South-west. Columbus, in imitation of the Portuguese navigators, who had been guided in several of their discoveries by the motion...West, towards that quarter, whither they pointed their llight. But after they had gone on for several days in this direction, with no better success than... | |
 | William Robertson - 1803 - 414 pages
...been guided, in feveral of their difcoveries, by the motion of birds, altered his courfe from due weft towards that quarter whither they pointed their flight. But, after holding on for feveral days in this new direction, without any better fuccefs than formerly, having feen no object,... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1809 - 382 pages
...flocks, making towards the south-west. Columbus, in imitation of the Portuguese navigators, who had been guided in several of their discoveries by the motion...better success than formerly, having seen no object daring thirty days but the sea and the sky, the hopes of his companions 'subsided faster than they... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1813 - 620 pages
...flocks, making towards the south-west. Columbus, in imitation of the Portuguese navigators, who had been guided, in several of their discoveries, by the motion...in this new direction, without any better success tban formerly, having seen no object, during thirty days, but the sea and the sky, the hopes of his... | |
 | R. P. Forster - Africa - 1818 - 514 pages
...flocks, .making towards the south-west. Columbus, in imitation of the Portuguese navigators, who had been guided, in several of their discoveries, by the motion of birds, altered their course from due west towards that quarter whither they pointed their flight. But, after holding... | |
 | William Winterbotham - United States - 1819 - 606 pages
...been guided, in feveral of their difcoveries, by the motion of birds, altered his courfe from due weft towards that quarter whither they pointed their flight. But, after holding on for feveral days in this new direflion, without any better fuccefs than formerly, having feen no o'ojeft,... | |
 | John Platts - Biography - 1826 - 632 pages
...flocks, making towards the south-west. Columbus, in imitation of the Portuguese navigators, who had been guided in several of their discoveries by the motion...flight. But after holding on for several days in this direction without any better success than formerly, having seen no object during thirty days but the... | |
 | John Platts - Biography - 1826 - 624 pages
...flocks, making towards the south-west. Columbus, in imitation of the Portuguese navigators, who had been guided in several of their discoveries by the motion...flight. But after holding on for several days in this direction without any better success than formerly, having seen no object during thirty days but the... | |
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